Archive for August 15th, 2005
Google Delays Scanning Project
“Google Inc. has suspended some of its project to place a vast selection of books online, bowing at least temporarily to concerns of publishers who fear scanning material into the world’s most powerful search engine will lead to unauthorized use and duplication of copyrighted material.
“Google launched its test service, Google Print, in October and later started its Google Print Library Project, an attempt to scan books in five libraries to make them searchable online. Mountain View, Calif.-based Google postponed further scanning of copyrighted books until November. Until then, copyright holders can opt out of the scanning by contacting Google directly, the company said.
Yuki Noguchi. Google Delays Book Scanning. WashingtonPost.com. Aug. 13, 2005.
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Margaret Kane. Google Pauses Library Project. News.com. Aug. 12, 2005.
Recording Industry’s Slipped Disc
“I’m about halfway through transferring the music from my nearly 1,000 vinyl albums … to compact disc.
“It turns out that I’m not the only music fan going nuts with the CDs. Mitch Bainwol, head of the Recording Industry Association of America, told the Associated Press that CD burning still beats file sharing on the list of top affronts to the major record labels.
If the recording industry wants to protect its market for fresh, new CDs, it should take a cue from the success of iTunes and other legal music outlets: Give us something that we can’t get from burning.
Robert MacMillan. Recording Industry’s Slipped Disc. WashingtonPost.com. Aug. 15, 2005.
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